angry tapir writes: "While Intel and Advanced Micro Devices battle for the top two spots in the x86 microprocessor market, the third player, Via Technologies, saw a slip in its already-marginal market share, but it isn't ready to fold. Worldwide x86 processor shipments during the fourth quarter last year totaled 96.9 million, and Via's x86 shipments totaled only 80,000 units, according to analysts. In the previous year's fourth quarter, Via had a market share of 0.3 percent and shipped 310,000 x86 PC processors."